Call for Entries - Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition 2025

Call for Entries
Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition

In honor of the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary of the U.S., the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is planning its 2026 Cumberland Valley exhibitions around national themes. This exhibition will require submissions to be in line with four specific themes of national significance, some of which have been established by the American Association for State and Local History. Art dealing with these themes through abstraction are welcome:

1. Unfinished Revolutions
2. The Power of Place
3. We the People
4. American Experiment
   
   To learn more about these themes see: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial

Who may enter:
Open to artists in MD, VA, WV, PA, DC.

Entering

• Each artist may submit up to four works.
• All work must have been completed in the last two years.
• All entries are submitted online at https://client.smarterentry.com/wcmfa.

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• No artwork previously shown at the museum will be accepted.
• Submit digital images not to exceed 8 MB.
• Upload 1 image for each 2D object or up to 3 photos for sculpture. Use “Additional Notes” to enter descriptive information about medium (Mixed media – paper, paint, found object, etc...).

Calendar Submissions Open: Monday, June 30, 2025
Submissions Close: Thursday, July 31, 2025, 3pm

Notice of acceptance: Friday, August 22, 2025

Exhibition on view: November 8, 2025 — March 1, 2026

Fees
Museum members: $12.50 per entry – promo code to use in Smarter Entry is “member”
Non-members: $15.00 per entry.
To join the museum, visit wcmfa.org and find “JOIN & SUPPORT” in the top bar. All fees are paid online via Smarter Entry.

Guidelines for accepted works

• All framed entries must be ready to hang with two d-ring hangers.
• No picture wire, please. (wire that interferes with the museum’s hanging system will be removed).
• Works of art must not exceed 72 inches in any direction, including frame.
• Sculpture must not exceed 84 inches in any dimension.
• Three-dimensional work must be stable or have mounting hardware and instructions.
• Exhibition design and layout is at the discretion of museum staff.

Delivery and return
Artists should plan to deliver their works to the museum the week of September 30. At this time, you will be given a loan agreement to sign.

Deliver artwork to museum: Tuesday, September 30–Sunday October 5, 9 a.m. -3 p.m.

Any works not picked up within 90 (Ninety) days following March 1, 2026, will become the property of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts and may be disposed of in a manner at its sole discretion.

Works can be picked up on the following days: Monday March 2—Wednesday March 4, 2026 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Shipping: If needed, artists are responsible for all shipping/delivery costs before and at the conclusion of the exhibition. Please call Sarah Wolfe, manager of exhibitions and collections at (301) 739-5727 x 112, or via email at swolfe@wcmfa.org if shipping.

Privacy: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will not sell, rent or exchange your contact information.

Liability: Although all possible care will be taken with work submitted, the museum is not responsible for loss or damage. Artists should insure their own work.

Publicity: Unless otherwise stated in writing, the exhibitor’s permission to use images for publicity purposes is presumed.

Contact the museum with questions at 301-739-5727 or info@wcmfa.org.

Cash prizes
More than $3,000 in awards distributed.

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts

P.O. Box 423, 401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, Maryland 21741

(301) 739-5727

wcmfa.org • info@wcmfa.org